Assistant Director

Your Opportunity

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic plans for the Institute's programs and activities.
• Oversee operations and evaluate short- and long-term plans and projects.
• Build a cross-campus network of scholars and develop research collaborations.
• Create project schedules with milestones, timelines, deliverables, and reporting.
• Identify external collaboration and partnership opportunities.
• Promote university research capabilities to industry, government, and finance sectors.
• Cultivate partnerships supporting technology transfer, knowledge mobilization, and commercialization.
• Establish innovative training programming and amplify research impact.

Essential Qualifications

• A master's degree or an acceptable combination of equivalent experience is required; a PhD is an asset.
• At least six years of progressive experience in a research environment is required.
• Experience writing grant applications and full research proposals is required.
• Experience engaging senior executives, researchers, students, and diverse stakeholders is required.
• Strategic planning, project management, analytical, organizational, and communication skills are required.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion is required.

Successful Candidate Profile

• The successful candidate is articulate, diplomatic, goal-oriented, insightful, persuasive, resourceful, self-directed, and an effective communicator.

Employment Details

• The appointment is budget-continuing and full-time.
• The position is in the USW employee group and is associated with the Research Administration and Teaching job category.

Pay Scale

• The position is in USW Pay Band 17, with pay of $109,761 annually and annual step progression to a maximum of $140,365.
• Pay scale and job class assignment are subject to the applicable job evaluation and pay equity protocol.

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